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Les Aiglons won’t have too many fond memories of their trips to Stade Louis II. Their 0-1 win here back in 2014 is their only win as visitors here in the last 14 years. Monaco are undefeated in the last four derbies between these sides and have won each of their last two home matches in this head to head.
Therefore, 101 Great Goals' prediction for this match is AS Monaco FC 2-1 OGC Nice and is available at odds of 8.5/1.
Alternatively, you can bet on any Monaco win at 1.85/1 against Les Aiglons at home on Wednesday.
Or, back any away win for Nice at 4.5/1 here at the Stade Louis II.
You can find odds of 3.4/1 for any draw between Monaco and Nice on Wednesday.
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The Red and Whites welcome OGC Nice to the Stade Louis II on Wednesday for the Derby de la Côte d'Azur. This is a geographical rivalry between the two major clubs situated on or near the Côte d'Azur or ‘the French Riviera’ as it is known in English.
AS Monaco FC come into the match on a run of four wins in a row. They have picked up 15 points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.
Les Rouges et Blancs won their last league match away to Stade Rennais FC. Expected goals of 3.0 to 2.3 in favour of Monaco indicates it was likely a fair result and almost perfectly mirrors the final scoreline. A result made even more impressive after going behind after just two minutes of the match. The final score of the match was 2-3.
Wissam Ben Yedder, who scored their second goal here, is AS Monaco FC’s top scorer with nineteen goals in Ligue 1 this season and is the 2/1 favourite to score against OGC Nice on Wednesday.
Their opponent on Wednesday, OGC Nice, come into the match on a run of five away league games without a win. They have picked up eight points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.
The Eaglets won their last league match at home to FC Lorient. Expected goals of 2.2 to 0.3 in favour of Nice indicates it was likely a fair result. Les Aiglons's Andy Delort was in good form as he scored a brace of goals against Lorient. His 87th-minute header snatched all three points right at the death. Delort now has ten goals this season in the league for Nice and is 3.6/1 to get on the scoresheet again here. The final score of the match was 2-1.
AS Monaco FC vs OGC Nice: Previous Ligue 1 Meetings
59 in Total:- 26 AS Monaco FC wins, 19 OGC Nice wins, 14 draws.
AS Monaco FC team news
Krépin Diatta (Cruciate Ligament) will be unavailable for The Red and Whites due to injury on Wednesday.
They are likely to stick with a winning team after beating Stade Rennais FC in their last league match.
OGC Nice team news
Injuries will rule out Youcef Atal (Shoulder Injury) and Alexis Claude-Maurice (Ankle Surgery) for the trip to the Stade Louis II.
They are unlikely to make any changes to the side that beat FC Lorient in their last league outing.
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